Kirk Cousins Development Tracker

While I like the numbers and agree they are probably indicative of how he's going overall, I have to say I don't put stock in the QBR and ESPN's desire to push it. Too much hocus pocus that goes on in there. :)
 
How much of an effect will Brock Osweiler's contact be for Kirk's upcoming payday ?
Osweiler got $72 Million with 37 Million guaranteed for 2 years ? And he's ranked about 25th in the league among passers ? Yikes.
 
Cousins just needs to stop waiting until about week 4 or 6 to start playing well. WTF is up with that?
 
Cousins keeps playing well, he'll get paid. However, if we go into the paloffs and he shits the bed like he did last year, what happens?

I still think he is our best bet for a true franchise QB for another 6-8 years. No one available will be better than him over the course of the next 5 years. We sign him and hope his paloff experience grows...just pray he doesn't have Andy Daltonitis.
 
If we’ve learned anything from last offseason, though, it’s that McCloughan isn’t easily swayed when it comes to paying his quarterback. The front office and Cousins couldn’t reach an agreement in their summer negotiations, so the QB entered this fall playing under the franchise tag; Cousins would get just shy of $20 million this season, but he’d have no future guarantees. And if the QB’s brilliant second-half numbers from 2015 campaign (73.6 completion rate, 2,212 yards, 19 touchdowns, and an absurd 9.4 yards per attempt) weren’t enough to convince McCloughan that Cousins was the franchise’s answer under center, then this year’s statistics (67.2 completion rate, 3,091 yards, 17 touchdowns, 8.1 yards per attempt and a 6–3–1 record) might not be enough, either.
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https://theringer.com/washington-redskins-kirk-cousins-value-2af5e348c1a4#.enc7jrcep
 
Goaldeje said:
https://theringer.com/washington-redskins-kirk-cousins-value-2af5e348c1a4#.enc7jrcep
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Apparently we can't complain about 3 and outs anymore either :p

Cousins has a cushier environment than any QB in football, and Washington has parlayed it into one of the more efficient offenses in the league. The team is sixth in offensive DVOA, and that undersells how easily it’s moved the ball this fall. Only the Cowboys are averaging more yards per drive, and only the Falcons are averaging more yards per play. At .097, Washington comfortably has the lowest three-and-out rate in the league, according to Football Outsiders. It’s punted before getting a first down 10 times all season. That shouldn’t be possible.
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Sigh, everyone is worried about Kirk's payday. Makes for good clickfodder tho doesn't it.

I don't know what's going on behind the scenes anymore than most but if Scot wants to get it done he will.

If he decides not to then questions will arise about just how competent his 'plan' really is.

Then the ol' flying circus stuff will inhabit the media all next off season.
 
It isn't about reasonable, really. Both sides are looking for the best deal. The team needed to know if last year was a flash or not. His contract size doesn't matter unless he falters badly. It's of no consequence in any other scenario. I believe that if he had been signed last year, he wouldn't have struggled in the early games He was pushing too hard instead of relaxing and just playing the game. Do the deal and move on.
 
Yeah, I think the team is willing to pay, they just aren't willing to pay for a guy who had really only done it for 8 games last season. They needed to see more before dropping a major part of their salary cap into Cousins. A guy who has those numbers for a season and a half is a better long term bet than a guy who only has them for half a season.
 
Even if you think he'll be "over paid", he'll be less over paid then a great many QBs before him who got big paydays and then underperformed. It was a unique opportunity for the team to gain a little more certainty, in a hugely uncertain situation like most of these are. It's the exception to be re-signing a Brady, or Manning, or few other QB's who are unquestioned competent.
 
I have no problem at ALL with waiting. And frankly, I don't think we can be 100% CERTAIN that Kirk is a certain franchise QB. But I think at this point we can be pretty sure that he can handle things.

So pay him. A lot.

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Didn't get the chance to catch the whole Dallas game (dvr will have to do) but pregame the local radio folk were touting some 'insider' info from our former fav... La Canfora.

I presume Kirk had a decent enough game to not lose his status as OUR franchise QB despite the loss... so this is what is.

jason la canfora.JPG

Apparently this is the market for top 10 QB's if they're available in FA.

La Canfora goes on to explain that he's talked to other teams and they certainly will 'bid' for Kirk's services if available.
Redskins will franchise tag Kirk Cousins again if no long-term deal reached - CBSSports.com

sorry about the screen grab being a little large.... easy to read tho huh.
 
Shi no Tenshi said:
Apparently we can't complain about 3 and outs anymore either :p
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I heard this stat last night and thought, so what? That's stat manipulation imho. After all, every punt we make is preceded by a three and out. so what if it occurs later in the drive instead of the first set of downs? We get to the point of having to decide on a long FG and miss. Tired of that. No confidence in Hops anymore. If the coaches feel this way, and yes I saw the look on Jay's face when he cussed him for missing again, then we'll get a new kicker. At this rate, that will happen before year end. Fine with me.

Kirk will get his contract imo. Don't care about the cost. All I care about is improvement. If he has indeed peaked, then this year is what you'll see next year and the year after. He has simply got to raise the bar and turn his stats into wins. Nothing else matters. As I've stated before, it must take a much much better running game for Kirk's true production to turn into wins. That will be for next year. The matt jones experiment set us back.
 
Take a deep breath micks. Stats are facts. Stats don't always tell the whole story - but 'stats don't matter' is an indefensible position. Playcalling, and an inconsistent defense has limited our success this season. I don't even know why we are talking about Kirk Cousins? The guy had a slow start, but beyond that, he has been one of the best QBs in the league this season.

McVay has one of the most talented offensive rosters in the league to work with, but he doesn't always trust them (particularly in the red zone). The trick play he called yesterday is a reflection of that. Calling 3 straight passes when the Redskins are on the 5 yard line or better (which he has done numerous times this season) reflect a lack of trust in the physicality of your offense and his propensity to 'get cute' (and I suspect, show everyone how smart he is) is a flaw in McVay's game he needs to address within himself.

We need more playmakers on defense. Our pass rush is not where it needs to be. Our DBs give up way too many completions. Our run D is hot/cold but can't be relied on against the best backs out there. Our D is not 'terrible', but it's shown it can't stop teams when it really has to. That's about talent on the D, not about Joe Barry as a lot of fans want to argue imho. I hated the onside kick call last night. I knew it would cost us a chance to win the game, and it did. You make that call in the 2nd quarter if you want to be super aggressive. You call it in that position (whether it was McVay or Gruden) because you know you can't stop your opponent (I think that was a false belief, but regardless, I believe at that point in the game you have to 'dance with the date you brung').

And finally, I like Hopkins, but that's two games at a minimum that he has cost us with missed FGs. And he's missed two after either timeouts or penalties requiring rekicks. That speaks to mental weakness if you ask me, and that's something our kicker cannot have.
 
IMO, let's not rush to judgment on Hopkins. He's a young,solid kicker that will get better with time/patience.

Boone nailed the assessment on McVay. I know the 80s were long ago and his time has passed, but it would probably be a benefit for McVay to talk to Joe Gibbs, one old play caller to a young one.

Some times,the hardest thing to do is the simple thing. Why can't we ever just run a conventional offense the redzone?


As far as Cousins is concerned? Just get a deal done already.

He's better than any Qb we could possibly draft in the next three drafts. Make it so Mr. Scot.
 
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